Strange characters in and around town.

The bloke who goes round town on a mobility scooter collecting rubbish out of bins. Anybody know who he is and why he does this?

Does anybody know the gambling addict who regular catches the bus and visits the various bookies between Royston, Monkbretton and Town. Longish white hair and always looks spaced out. Barred from most bookies but just stands outside them.

The guy who works in GAME who has just completely let himself go due to a life absorbed in gaming.

The guy who walks up and down Sheffield Rd with his privates hanging out of his shorts.

What other strange characters do people regularly see around town?

 

Ha ha the Game and Shorts one! I used to work on Sheff Road, shorts man was on it daily whatever the weather. Ex forces if I'm not mistaken.

Not aware of the litter picker or gambler one though.

There's that scruffy lad who just walks around picking *** ends up........ but aye, we've certainly a selection.

 

He still alive?

Thought he'd died years ago.

 

how could you forget kipper

 

There's a middle-aged chap going around stuffing his pockets with conkers as if he thinks he's 10.

 

Ha yes these 2 I've seen. The one from GAME really has let himself go, never used to be like that but he surely isn't a good advert for long-term gaming addicts! The scruff on the scooter I just don't understand. In a similar vein to the one Cunning Stunt mentions, the alcoholic/druggy (delete as applicable) who picks up tab ends and drinking cans of lager all around the town centre.

This guy I know too - where I work he comes and takes our pallets on a childs buggy 2 at a time! He once mentioned he builds a kennel for his dog from them. Either the kennel is the size of a mansion now, he is rubbish at making them and they drop to piece in a breeze, or he just has a fetish for dog kennels. I have seen him without the dressing too. Just wish he had false teeth lol.

 

Then there's Seventies Man ...

.... he's still going strong - always wandering round at night on his own - never seen him with anyone else and he must have been around town for at least 20 years.

 

We seem to be quite blessed with a plethora of odd bods that like to talk to themselves aswell.

 

Not seen the eye patch guy but I can vaugly recall seeing the scruff who picks up tab ends.

I didn't forget kipper but he goes without saying.

Another guy I've just remembered is some bloke who always dressed similar to the professor wheetos guy. Never saw him during the day but I used to see him every wednesday night during student night in town. About 50-60 year old and very strange.

 

Ever had the guy come up to you and say you're looking unwell, and recommends you stick your finger down your throat to make yourself sick? He truly is an odd-ball, had him approach me on the bus. Few of my friends have had the same incident as well.

 

Do they call him Pudsey?

 

There an old bloke on a mobility scooter that we keep passing on the road between Cortonwood and Grimethorpe. Always wears a tan-coloured trenchcoat and a fedora, even when its 90 in the shade.

 

The mobilty scooter bloke used to live up Churchfields, not sure if he still does. And there is dirty Dean.

 

The guy who collects the rubbish on the Mobility scooter, if its the one im thinking of if from Monk Bretton. Always used to have a dog with him who would walk home miles in front of him. Used to have a twin bother and lived on Tennyson Road(his house used to have old shitty blue painted window frames). We used to call him Lancalot as when he went drinking in the village(always on his own) he used to have his hair in a medevil knight style(curtains with the ends curled upwards).

The Game bloke ive seen almost daily for what feels like 15 years now and just seems to look worse every day.

Theres an old bloke who lives near me in Wilthorpe. Looks like a tramp with a scruffy old grey coat and long white beard. All his life seems to revolve around is a very slow walk up to the shop on Hudds Road(Yogis?), buying a can of lager or Cider, then slowly walking home drinking it. Then an hour or so later he will do it all again. This goes on most of the day. Always wondered why he didnt just buy a 6 pack or something like that!

 

Anyone know bloke from wombwell with dreadlocks? he's like a white Bob Marley

 

ive seen the guy in wilthorpe afew times ... slow walker..

theres a guy used to knock about at end of town near bus station in a wheelchair always had a dog.... every now and again he would just get up and push the dog in wheelchair instead lol
also same end old bloke long brown tweed coat looks abit like abriham lincoln... always used to ask me if i was ok and if i liked him??

 

We called a blowk 'disco king', Dave I think from Athersley.

Always in a 70's suit. Like an extra from Saturday night Fever!

Long frizzy hair. Usually with a carnation in his lapel.

Nice blowk actually.